The Mainichi reports: A convenience store employee suspected of filming customers’ credit cards on his smartphone and using information on the cards to swindle the victims out of money has been arrested, Tokyo police said. […] Daijiro Kamino, 29, a former convenience store employee of Taito Ward, Tokyo, stands accused of fraud using a computer,…
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Former Kwiktax employee sentenced for tax refund fraud
Valorie Shaw has been sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $309,834 for conspiring to file false claims. Shaw, 38, of Oakland, pleaded guilty on January 23, 2015, to conspiracy to file false claims. Shaw was employed as a tax return preparer at “Kwiktax” for three years. Prior to working…
What did Adult Friend Finder know and when did they know it? (update 1)
Oh my. DataBreachWallofShame.org posted some of CISO Darknet Group’s attempts to alert Adult Friend Finder back on March 12 that their data had been stolen and were up for sale. The alert was pretty clear, and they got a read receipt – but not actual acknowledgement. Note that their alert made it clear that FFN did not have to…
Uber hack claims probed… as black taxi drivers prepare to strike
Companies really look foolish – and untrustworthy – when they don’t know what’s going on or deny problems while customers keep reporting misuse of their accounts. As reported in today’s London Evening Standard: An investigation into claims that Uber customers have fallen victim to hackers on the dark web has widened as one user told how…
mSpy and Adult Friend Finder Breaches a Boon to Extortionists
Brian Krebs reports: The recent breaches involving the leak of personal data on millions of customers at online hookup site Adult Friend Finder and mobile spyware maker mSpy give extortionists and blackmailers plenty of ammunition with which to ply their trade. And there is some evidence that ne’er-do-wells are actively trading this data and planning to abuse it for…
ZA: MTN shuts down e-billing portal
Duncan McLeod reports: MTN South Africa has shut down its e-billing portal until security concerns have been addressed, the mobile operator said on Friday. “This has been implemented with immediate effect and customers will receive their bills via e-mail as an interim measure,” a spokesman said. The decision to shut down the e-billing website follows…